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Yan X, Wang S, Chen Z, Zhou Y, Huang H, Wu J, He T, Yang H, Yan L, Bao K, Menezes PW, Kang Z. Construction of coherent interface between Cu 2O and CeO 2via electrochemical reconstruction for efficient carbon dioxide reduction to methane. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 673:60-69. [PMID: 38875798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Developing an efficient electrocatalyst that enables the efficient electrochemical conversion from CO2 to CH4 across a wide potential range remains a formidable challenge. Herein, we introduce a precatalyst strategy that realizes the in situ electrochemical reconstruction of ultrafine Cu2O nanodomains, intricately coupled on the CeO2 surface (Cu2O/CeO2), originating from the heterointerface comprised of ultrafine CuO nanodomains on the CeO2 surface (CuO/CeO2). When served as the electrocatalyst for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction, Cu2O/CeO2 delivers a selectivity higher than 49 % towards CH4 over a broad potential range from -1.2 V to -1.7 V vs. RHE, maintaining negligible activity decay for 20 h. Notably, the highest selectivity for CH4 reaches an impressive 70 % at -1.5 V vs. RHE. Through the combination of comprehensive analysis including synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy, spherical aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscope as well as the density functional theoretical calculation, the efficient production of CH4 is attributed to the coherent interface between Cu2O and CeO2, which could converted from the original CuO and CeO2 interface, ensuring abundant active sites and enhanced intrinsic activity and selectivity towards CH4.
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- Xiong Yan
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China; Material Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis-CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623 Berlin, Germany; Material Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis-CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China; Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), MUST-SUDA Joint Research Center for Advanced Functional Materials, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa 999078, Macao.
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Jiang Y, Wu G, Pu Y, Wang Y, Chu N, Zeng RJ, Zhang X, Zhu X, Liang P. Flow-electrode capacitive separation of organic acid products and recovery of alkali cations after acidic CO 2 electrolysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2408205121. [PMID: 39361649 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408205121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024] Open
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Acidic CO2 electrolysis, enhanced by the introduction of alkali cations, presents a strategic approach for improving carbon efficiency compared to processes conducted in neutral and alkaline environments. However, a significant challenge arises from the dissolution of both organic acids and alkali cations in a strongly acidic feed stream, resulting in a considerable energy penalty for downstream separation. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) technology to separate organic acids and recover alkali cations from a strongly acidic feed stream (pH ~ 1). We show that organic acids, such as formic acid and acetic acid, are retained in molecular form in the separation chamber, achieving a rejection rate of over 90% under all conditions. Alkali cations, such as K+ and Cs+, migrate to the cathode chamber in ionic form, with their removal and recovery significantly influenced by their concentration and the pH of the feed stream, but responding differently to the types and concentrations of organic acids. The energy consumption for the removal and recovery of K+ is 4 to 8 times higher than for Cs+, and the charge efficiency is significantly influenced by the types of organic acid products and alkali cations. We conduct a series of electrochemical measurements and analyze the impedance spectroscopy, identifying that hindered mass transfer governed the electrode process. Our findings underscore the potential of FCDI as an advanced downstream separation technology for acidic electrocatalysis processes.
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- Yong Jiang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1831
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Song X, Pu P, Feng H, Ding H, Deng Y, Ge Z, Zhao S, Liu T, Yang Y, Wei M, Zhang X. Integrating Active Learning and DFT for Fast-Tracking Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts in CO 2-to-Fuel Conversion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39356248 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c11695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) technology enables the conversion of excessive CO2 into high-value fuels and chemicals, thereby mitigating atmospheric CO2 concentrations and addressing energy scarcity. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) possess the potential to enhance the CO2RR performance by full utilization of atoms and breaking linear scaling relationships. However, quickly screening high-performance metal portfolios of SAAs remains a formidable challenge. In this study, we proposed an active learning (AL) framework to screen high-performance catalysts for CO2RR to yield fuels such as CH4 and CH3OH. After four rounds of AL iterations, the ML model attained optimal prediction performance with the test set R2 of approximately 0.94 and successful prediction was achieved for the binding free energy of *CHO, *COH, *CO, and *H on 380 catalyst surfaces with an accuracy within 0.20 eV. Subsequent analysis of the SAA catalysts' activity, selectivity, and stability led to the discovery of eight previously unexplored SAA catalysts for CO2RR. Notably, the surface activity of Ti@Cu(100), Au@Pt(100), and Ag@Pt(100) shines prominently. Utilizing DFT calculations, we elucidated the complete reaction pathway of the CO2RR on the surfaces of these catalysts, confirming their high catalytic activity with limiting potentials of -0.11, -0.34, and -0.46 eV, respectively, which are significantly lower than those of pure Cu catalysts. The results showcase the exceptional predictive prowess of AL, providing a valuable reference for the design of CO2RR catalysts.
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- Xin Song
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Zhang M, Zhou D, Mu X, Wang D, Liu S, Dai Z. Regulating the Critical Intermediates of Dual-Atom Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2402050. [PMID: 38801298 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Electrocatalysis is a very attractive way to achieve a sustainable carbon cycle by converting CO2 into organic fuels and feedstocks. Therefore, it is crucial to design advanced electrocatalysts by understanding the reaction mechanism of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) with multiple electron transfers. Among electrocatalysts, dual-atom catalysts (DACs) are promising candidates due to their distinct electronic structures and extremely high atomic utilization efficiency. Herein, the eCO2RR mechanism and the identification of intermediates using advanced characterization techniques, with a particular focus on regulating the critical intermediates are systematically summarized. Further, the insightful understanding of the functionality of DACs originates from the variable metrics of electronic structures including orbital structure, charge distribution, and electron spin state, which influences the active sites and critical intermediates in eCO2RR processes. Based on the intrinsic relationship between variable metrics and critical intermediates, the optimized strategies of DACs are summarized containing the participation of synergistic atoms, engineering of the atomic coordination environment, regulation of the diversity of central metal atoms, and modulation of metal-support interaction. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities of atomically dispersed catalysts for eCO2RR processes are discussed.
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- Mengyang Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Chen G, Buraschi M, Al-Heidous R, Bonakala S, El-Mellouhi F, Cucinotta CS. Efficient and Selective Electrochemical CO 2 to Formic Acid Conversion: A First-Principles Study of Single-Atom and Dual-Atom Catalysts on Tin Disulfide Monolayers. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:15861-15872. [PMID: 39355010 PMCID: PMC11440595 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a sustainable approach to recycle CO2 and address climate issues but needs selective catalysts that operate at low electrode potentials. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) and dual-atom catalysts (DACs) have become increasingly popular due to their versatility, unique properties, and outstanding performances in electrocatalytic reactions. In this study, we used Density Functional Theory along with the computational hydrogen electrode methodology to study the stability and activity of SACs and DACs by adsorbing metal atoms onto SnS2 monolayers. With a focus on optimizing the selective conversion of CO2 to formic acid, our analysis of the thermodynamics of CO2RR reveals that the Sn-SAC catalyst can efficiently and selectively catalyze formic acid production, being characterized by the low theoretical limiting potentials of -0.29 V. The investigation of the catalysts stability suggests that structures with low metal coverage and isolated metal centers can be synthesized. Bader analysis of charge redistribution during CO2RR demonstrates that the SnS2 substrate primarily provides the electronic charges for the reduction of CO2, highlighting the substrate's essential role in the catalysis, which is also confirmed by further electronic structure calculations.
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- Guanming Chen
- Department of Chemistry, and Thomas Young Centre, Imperial College London, White City Campus, London W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, and Thomas Young Centre, Imperial College London, White City Campus, London W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, and Thomas Young Centre, Imperial College London, White City Campus, London W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, PoBox 34110, Doha, 2662, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, PoBox 34110, Doha, 2662, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, and Thomas Young Centre, Imperial College London, White City Campus, London W12 0BZ, U.K
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Zhang J, Wang K, Wang X, Li X. Monolithic Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Electrode with Hierarchical Porous Structure for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39317960 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c15571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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N-doped carbon materials have garnered extensive development in electrochemical CO2 reduction due to their abundant sources, high structural plasticity, and excellent catalytic performance. However, the use of powder carbon materials for electrocatalytic reactions limits their current density and mechanical strength, which pose challenges for industrial applications. In this study, we synthesized a monolithic N-doped carbon electrode with high mechanical strength for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO through a simple pyrolysis method, using phenolic resin as the precursor and ZIF-8 as the sacrificial template. At 900 °C, the decomposition of ZIF-8 and the volatilization of Zn atoms promote the formation of a hierarchical porous structure in the carbon matrix, characterized by macropores with extended mesoporous channels. Simultaneously, N active species derived from ZIF-8 are effectively generated around the pores and fully exposed. The efficient mass transfer facilitated by the hierarchical porous structure and high activity of exposed nitrogen species enables efficient conversion of CO2 to CO. When the ZIF-8 content is 30%, the catalyst achieves a Faradaic efficiency of 88.9% for CO at a low potential of -0.7 V (vs RHE), with a CO production rate of 244.05 μmol h-1 cm-2. After 50 h of potentiostatic electrolysis, the current density and FECO remain stable. This work not only provides a strategy for the synergistic effects of hierarchical porous structures and nitrogen doping but also offers an effective method to avoid using powder binders and prepare integrated, stable monolithic electrodes.
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- Junwei Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Wei X, Li Z, Jang H, Gyu Kim M, Liu S, Cho J, Liu X, Qin Q. Switching Product Selectivity in CO 2 Electroreduction via Cu-S Bond Length Variation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202409206. [PMID: 38975661 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202409206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Regulating competitive reaction pathways to direct the selectivity of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction toward a desired product is crucial but remains challenging. Herein, switching product from HCOOH to CO is achieved by incorporating Sb element into the CuS, in which the Cu-S ionic bond is coupled with S-Sb covalent bond through bridging S atoms that elongates the Cu-S bond from 2.24 Å to 2.30 Å. Consequently, CuS with a shorter Cu-S bond exhibited a high selectivity for producing HCOOH, with a maximum Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 72 %. Conversely, Cu3SbS4 characterized by an elongated Cu-S bond exhibited the most pronounced production of CO with a maximum FE of 60 %. In situ spectroscopy combined with density functional theory calculations revealed that the altered Cu-S bond length and local coordination environment make the *HCOO binding energy weaker on Cu3SbS4 compared to that on CuS. Notably, a volcano-shaped correlation between the Cu-S bond length and adsorption strength of *COOH indicates that Cu-S in Cu3SbS4 as double-active sites facilitates the adsorption of *COOH, and thus results in the high selectivity of Cu3SbS4 toward CO.
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- Xiaoqian Wei
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Korea
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 689-798, South Korea
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Sun GQ, Liao LL, Ran CK, Ye JH, Yu DG. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Carboxylation with CO 2. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2728-2745. [PMID: 39226463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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ConspectusCarbon dioxide (CO2) is recognized as a greenhouse gas and a common waste product. Simultaneously, it serves as an advantageous and commercially available C1 building block to generate valuable chemicals. Particularly, carboxylation with CO2 is considered a significant method for the direct and sustainable production of important carboxylic acids. However, the utilization of CO2 is challenging owing to its thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness. Recently, organic electrosynthesis has emerged as a promising approach that utilizes electrons or holes as environmentally friendly redox reagents to produce reactive intermediates in a controlled and selective manner. This technique holds great potential for the CO2 utilization.Since 2015, our group has been dedicated to exploring the utilization of CO2 in organic synthesis with a particular focus on electrochemical carboxylation. Despite the significant advancements made in this area, there are still many challenges, including the activation of inert substrates, regulation of selectivity, diversity in electrolysis modes, and activation strategies. Over the past 7 years, our team, with many great experts, has presented findings on electrochemical carboxylation with CO2 under mild conditions. In this context, we primarily highlight our contributions to selective electrocarboxylations, encompassing new reaction systems, selectivity control methods, and activation approaches.We commenced our research by establishing a Ni-catalyzed electrochemical carboxylation of unactivated aryl halides and alkyl bromides in conjunction with a useful paired anodic reaction. This approach eliminates the need for sacrificial anodes, rendering the carboxylation process sustainable. To further utilize the widely existing yet cost-effective alkyl chlorides, we have developed a deep electroreductive system to achieve carboxylation of unactivated alkyl chlorides and poly(vinyl chloride), allowing the direct modification and upgrading of waste polymers.Through precise adjustment of the electroreductive conditions, we successfully demonstrated the dicarboxylation of both strained carbocycles and acyclic polyarylethanes with CO2 via C-C bond cleavage. Furthermore, we have realized the dicarboxylative cyclization of unactivated skipped dienes to produce the valuable ring-tethered adipic acids through single-electron reduction of CO2 to the CO2 radical anion (CO2•-). In terms of the asymmetric carboxylation, Guo's and our groups have recently achieved the nickel-catalyzed enantioselective electroreductive carboxylation reaction using racemic propargylic carbonates and CO2, paving the way for the synthesis of enantioenriched propargylic carboxylic acids.In addition to the aforementioned advancements, Lin's and our groups have also developed new electrolysis modes to achieve regiodivergent C-H carboxylation of N-heteroarenes dictated by electrochemical reactors. The choice of reactors plays a crucial role in determining whether the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reagents are formed anodically, consequently influencing the carboxylation pathways of N-heteroarene radical anions in the distinct electrolyzed environments.
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- Guo-Quan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Tang YF, Liu LB, Yu M, Liu S, Sui PF, Sun W, Fu XZ, Luo JL, Liu S. Strong effect-correlated electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:9344-9377. [PMID: 39162094 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00229f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) holds great potential to alleviate the greenhouse effect and our dependence on fossil fuels by integrating renewable energy for the electrosynthesis of high-value fuels from CO2. However, the high thermodynamic energy barrier, sluggish reaction kinetics, inadequate CO2 conversion rate, poor selectivity for the target product, and rapid electrocatalyst degradation severely limit its further industrial-scale application. Although numerous strategies have been proposed to enhance ECR performances from various perspectives, scattered studies fail to comprehensively elucidate the underlying effect-performance relationships toward ECR. Thus, this review presents a comparative summary and a deep discussion with respect to the effects strongly-correlated with ECR, including intrinsic effects of materials caused by various sizes, shapes, compositions, defects, interfaces, and ligands; structure-induced effects derived from diverse confinements, strains, and fields; electrolyte effects introduced by different solutes, solvents, cations, and anions; and environment effects induced by distinct ionomers, pressures, temperatures, gas impurities, and flow rates, with an emphasis on elaborating how these effects shape ECR electrocatalytic activities and selectivity and the underlying mechanisms. In addition, the challenges and prospects behind different effects resulting from various factors are suggested to inspire more attention towards high-throughput theoretical calculations and in situ/operando techniques to unlock the essence of enhanced ECR performance and realize its ultimate application.
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- Yu-Feng Tang
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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Sun Y, Luo Z, Qiu J. Breakthrough in CO 2 Electroreduction to Multi-Carbon Products at Ampere-Level Enabled by Active Sites Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406879. [PMID: 38757209 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Efficient production of value-added chemicals with high selectivity from CO2 electroreduction at industrial-level current density is highly demanded, yet remains a big challenge. In a recent issue of Angewandte Chemie, Han and colleagues have elegantly increased the Faradaic efficiency (FE) of multi-carbon (C2+) products to over 70 % at amperes level (1.4 A cm-2) by engineering the active sites for the key reactions involved in the CO2 electroreduction. In this study, the highly dispersed Pd atoms have two unique functions: active sites for water dissociation and to induce the electron rearrangement of the surrounding Cu atoms to form new active sites for CO conversion, while the Cu far from Pd are the active sites for efficient CO2 conversion to CO, the synergistic functions of these three active sites result in high FE and yields of C2+ products at industrial-level current density. This research is a remarkable step forward in the methodology for developing efficient and durable catalysts for CO2 electroreduction and beyond.
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- Ying Sun
- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials of Liaoning Province, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, 110036, Shenyang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, 750021, Yinchuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China
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Chen J, Niu W, Xue L, Sun K, Yang X, Zhang X, Li W, Huang S, Shi W, Zhang B. Amino-functionalization enhanced CO 2 reduction reaction in pure water. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:16510-16516. [PMID: 39158040 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01416b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) to carbon monoxide represents a cost-effective pathway towards realizing carbon neutrality. To suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the presence of alkali cations is critical, which can however lead to precipitate formation on the electrode, adversely impacting the device stability. Employing pure water as the electrolyte in zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers can address this challenge, albeit at the cost of diminished catalyst performance due to the absence of alkali cations. In this study, we introduce a novel approach by implementing amino modifications on the catalyst surface to mimic the function of alkali metal cations, while simultaneously working in pure water. This modification enhances the adsorption of carbon dioxide and protons, thereby facilitating the CO2RR while concurrently suppressing the HER. Utilizing this strategy in a zero-gap CO2 electrolyzer with pure water as the anolyte resulted in an impressive carbon monoxide faradaic efficiency (FECO) of 95.5% at a current density of 250 mA cm-2, while maintaining stability for over 180 hours without any maintenance.
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- Junfeng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers & Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Lu C, Hong QL, Zhang HX, Zhang J. Enhancing CO 2 electroreduction to ethylene via microenvironment regulation in boron-imidazolate frameworks. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:10204-10207. [PMID: 39196608 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02928c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Using the structure-induced effect of KBH(mim)3 ligand, four 2-dimensional (2D) boron imidazolate frameworks with identical body framework and different dangling monocarboxylate ligands, have been synthesized. Electrocatalytic results indicate that the surrounding microenvironment regulation could effectively affect the activity and selectivity towards C2H4. BIF-151 showed the highest electrocatalytic performances with the Faraday efficiency (FE) of 25.94% for C2H4 at -1.4 V vs. RHE.
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- Chen Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
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Xie F, Wang Z, Kao CW, Lan J, Lu YR, Tan Y. Asymmetric Local Electric Field Induced by Dual Heteroatoms on Copper Boosts Efficient CO 2 Reduction Over Ultrawide Potential Window. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407661. [PMID: 38924201 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 powered by renewable electricity provides an elegant route for converting CO2 into valuable chemicals and feedstocks, but normally suffers from a high overpotential and low selectivity. Herein, Ag and Sn heteroatoms were simultaneously introduced into nanoporous Cu (np-Ag/Sn-Cu) mainly in the form of an asymmetric local electric field for CO2 electroreduction to CO in an aqueous solution. The designed np-Ag/Sn-Cu catalyst realizes a recorded 90 % energy efficiency and a 100 % CO Faradaic efficiency over ultrawide potential window (ΔE=1.4 V), outperforming state-of-the-art Au and Ag-based catalysts. Density functional theory calculations combined with in situ spectroscopy studies reveal that Ag and Sn heteroatoms incorporated into Cu matrix could generate strong and asymmetric local electric field, which promotes the activation of CO2 molecules, enhances the stabilization of the *COOH intermediate, and suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction, thus favoring the production of CO during CO2RR.
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- Feng Xie
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 300092, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 300092, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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Li Y, Li J, Ai W, Chen J, Lu T, Liao X, Wang W, Huang R, Chen Z, Wu J, Cheng F, Wang H. Sequentially Regulating Potential-Determining Step for Lowering CO 2 Electroreduction Overpotential over Te-Doped Bi Nanotips. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407772. [PMID: 38872256 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into formate is recognized an economically-viable route to upgrade CO2, but requires high overpotential to realize the high selectivity owing to high energy barrier for driving the involved proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) processes and serious ignorance of the second PCET. Herein, we surmount the challenge through sequential regulation of the potential-determining step (PDS) over Te-doped Bi (TeBi) nanotips. Computational studies unravel the incorporation of Te heteroatoms alters the PDS from the first PCET to the second one by substantially lowering the formation barrier for *OCHO intermediate, and the high-curvature nanotips induce enhanced electric field that can steer the formation of asymmetric *HCOOH. In this scenario, the thermodynamic barrier for *OCHO and *HCOOH can be sequentially decreased, thus enabling a high formate selectivity at low overpotential. Experimentally, distinct TeBi nanostructures are obtained via controlling Te content in the precursor and TeBi nanotips achieve >90 % of Faradaic efficiency for formate production over a comparatively positive potential window (-0.57 V to -1.08 V). The strong Bi-Te covalent bonds also afford a robust stability. In an optimized membrane electrode assembly device, the formate production rate at 3.2 V reaches 10.1 mmol h-1 cm-2, demonstrating great potential for practical application.
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- Youzeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Smart Sensor Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Smart Sensor Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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Wang C, Sun Y, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Yue L, Han L, Zhao L, Zhu X, Zhan D. In Situ Electropolymerizing Toward EP-CoP/Cu Tandem Catalyst for Enhanced Electrochemical CO 2-to-Ethylene Conversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404053. [PMID: 38973357 PMCID: PMC11425910 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction has garnered significant interest in the conversion of sustainable energy to valuable fuels and chemicals. Cu-based bimetallic catalysts play a crucial role in enhancing *CO concentration on Cu sites for efficient C─C coupling reactions, particularly for C2 product generation. To enhance Cu's electronic structure and direct its selectivity toward C2 products, a novel strategy is proposed involving the in situ electropolymerization of a nano-thickness cobalt porphyrin polymeric network (EP-CoP) onto a copper electrode, resulting in the creation of a highly effective EP-CoP/Cu tandem catalyst. The even distribution of EP-CoP facilitates the initial reduction of CO2 to *CO intermediates, which then transition to Cu sites for efficient C─C coupling. DFT calculations confirm that the *CO enrichment from Co sites boosts *CO coverage on Cu sites, promoting C─C coupling for C2+ product formation. The EP-CoP/Cu gas diffusion electrode achieves an impressive current density of 726 mA cm-2 at -0.9 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), with a 76.8% Faraday efficiency for total C2+ conversion and 43% for ethylene, demonstrating exceptional long-term stability in flow cells. These findings mark a significant step forward in developing a tandem catalyst system for the effective electrochemical production of ethylene.
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- Chao Wang
- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Qin Y, Chen H, Luo Y, Zhang J, Zhou K, Leng Y, Zheng J, Chen Z. Platinum single atom on CsPbBr 3 nanocrystals as electrocatalyst boosts electrochemical sensing of ascorbic acid. Talanta 2024; 277:126396. [PMID: 38897004 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Monitoring ascorbic acid (AA) levels in human body can provide valuable clues for disease diagnosis. Anchoring noble metal single atoms on perovskite substrate is a promising strategy to design electrocatalysts with outstanding electrocatalytic performance. Herein, we design an electrochemical method for detecting AA by utilizing Pt single atoms-doped CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (Pt SA/CsPbBr3 NCs) fixed on a glassy carbon electrode as an electrochemical catalyst. The uncharged 3,5,3',5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) undergoes oxidation to form the positively charged oxidized TMB (oxTMB) owing to the exceptional electrochemical catalytic performance of Pt SA/CsPbBr3 NCs. Subsequently, the target AA reduces oxTMB to TMB, which is then electrocatalytically oxidized to oxTMB, producing significant oxidation current. In this way, such characteristic provides a sensitive electrochemical strategy for AA detection, achieving a concentration range of 50-fold with the detection limit of 0.0369 μM. The developed electrochemical method also successfully generates accurate detection response of AA in complex sample media (urine). Overall, this approach is expected to offer a novel way for early disease diagnosis.
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- Yuanlong Qin
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Sunwise Information Technology Ltd. Beijing, 100086, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246133, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China.
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Lu N, Liu F. Tempospatially Confined Catalytic Membranes for Advanced Water Remediation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311419. [PMID: 38345861 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The application of homogeneous catalysts in water remediation is limited by their excessive chemical and energy input, weak regenerability, and potential leaching. Heterogeneous catalytic membranes (CMs) offer a new approach to facilitate efficient, selective, and continuous pollutant degradation. Thus, integrating membranes and continuous filtration with heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can promote thermodynamic and kinetic mass transfers in spatially confined intrapores and facilitate diffusion-reaction processes. Despite the remarkable advantages of heterogeneous CMs, their engineering application is practically restricted due to the fuzzy design criteria for specific applications. Herein, the recent advances in CMs for advanced water remediation are critically reviewed and the design flow for tempospatially confined CMs is proposed. Further, state-of-the-art CM materials and their catalytic mechanisms are reviewed, after which the tempospatial confinement mechanisms comprising the nanoconfinement effect, interface effect, and kinetic mass transfer are emphasized, thus clarifying their roles in the construction and performance optimization of CMs. Additionally, the fabrication methods for CMs based on their catalysts and pore sizes are summarized and an overview of their application and performance evaluations is presented. Finally, future directions for CMs in materials research and water treatment, are presented.
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- Na Lu
- Zhejiang International Joint Laboratory of Advanced Membrane Materials & Processes, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1219 Zhongguan West Rd, Ningbo, 315201, China
- Ningbo College of Materials Technology & Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Zhejiang International Joint Laboratory of Advanced Membrane Materials & Processes, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1219 Zhongguan West Rd, Ningbo, 315201, China
- Ningbo College of Materials Technology & Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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Rodríguez-Rubio A, Yuste Á, Torroba T, García-Herbosa G, Cuevas-Vicario JV. Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Gold(I) Carbene Complexes. Molecules 2024; 29:4081. [PMID: 39274929 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29174081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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In this work, we have prepared and characterized some gold compounds wearing a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand as well as alkynyl derivatives with different substituents. The study of their electrochemical behavior reveals that these complexes show an irreversible wave at potentials ranging between -2.79 and -2.91 V, referenced to the ferrocenium/ferrocene pair. DFT calculations indicate that the reduction occurs mainly on the aryl-C≡C fragment. The cyclic voltammetry experiments under CO2 atmosphere show an increase in the faradaic current of the reduction wave compared to the experiments under argon atmosphere, indicating a possible catalytic activity towards the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR).
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- Andrea Rodríguez-Rubio
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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Lawson SE, Roberts RJ, Leznoff DB, Warren JJ. Dramatic Improvement of Homogeneous Carbon Dioxide and Bicarbonate Electroreduction Using a Tetracationic Water-Soluble Cobalt Phthalocyanine. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22306-22317. [PMID: 39083751 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) offers the opportunity to transform a greenhouse gas into valuable starting materials, chemicals, or fuels. Since many CO2 capture strategies employ aqueous alkaline solutions, there is interest in catalyst systems that can act directly on such capture solutions. Herein, we demonstrate new catalyst designs where the electroactive molecules readily mediate the CO2-to-CO conversion in aqueous solutions between pH 4.5 and 10.5. Likewise, the production of CO directly from 2 M KHCO3 solutions (pH 8.2) is possible. The improved molecular architectures are based on cobalt(II) phthalocyanine and contain four cationic trimethylammonium groups that confer water solubility and contribute to the stabilization of activated intermediates via a concentrated positive charge density around the active core. Turnover frequencies larger than 103 s-1 are possible at catalyst concentrations of down to 250 nM in CO2-saturated solutions. The observed rates are substantially larger than the related cobalt phthalocyanine-containing catalysts. Density functional theory calculations support the idea that the excellent catalytic properties are attributed to the ability of the cationic groups to stabilize CO2-bound reduced intermediates in the catalytic cycle. The homogeneous, aqueous CO2 reduction that these molecules perform opens new frontiers for further development of the CoPc platform and sets a greatly improved baseline for CoPc-mediated CO2 upconversion. Ultimately, this discovery uncovers a strategy for the generation of platforms for practical CO2 reduction catalysts in alkaline solutions.
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- Scheryn E Lawson
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC, Burnaby V5A1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC, Burnaby V5A1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC, Burnaby V5A1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC, Burnaby V5A1S6, Canada
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Osorio-Tejada J, Escriba-Gelonch M, Vertongen R, Bogaerts A, Hessel V. CO 2 conversion to CO via plasma and electrolysis: a techno-economic and energy cost analysis. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2024; 17:5833-5853. [PMID: 39144614 PMCID: PMC11320396 DOI: 10.1039/d4ee00164h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Electrification and carbon capture technologies are essential for achieving net-zero emissions in the chemical sector. A crucial strategy involves converting captured CO2 into CO, a valuable chemical feedstock. This study evaluates the feasibility of two innovative methods: plasma activation and electrolysis, using clean electricity and captured CO2. Specifically, it compares a gliding arc plasma reactor with an embedded novel carbon bed system to a modern zero-gap type low-temperature electrolyser. The plasma method stood out with an energy cost of 19.5 GJ per tonne CO, marking a 43% reduction compared to electrolysis and conventional methods. CO production costs for plasma- and electrolysis-based plants were $671 and $962 per tonne, respectively. However, due to high uncertainty regarding electrolyser costs, the CO production costs in electrolysis-based plants may actually range from $570 to $1392 per tonne. The carbon bed system in the plasma method was a key factor in facilitating additional CO generation from O2 and enhancing CO2 conversion, contributing to its cost-effectiveness. Challenges for electrolysis included high costs of equipment and low current densities. Addressing these limitations could significantly decrease production costs, but challenges arise from the mutual relationship between intrinsic parameters, such as CO2 conversion, CO2 input flow, or energy cost. In a future scenario with affordable feedstocks and equipment, costs could drop below $500 per tonne for both methods. While this may be more challenging for electrolysis due to complexity and expensive catalysts, plasma-based CO production appears more viable and competitive.
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- Department of Environment, Soil Sciences and Chemistry, University of Lleida Spain
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- Research Group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp Belgium
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- Research Group PLASMANT, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp Belgium
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick UK
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide Australia
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Lin Z, Blake N, Pang X, He Z, Mirshekari G, Romiluyi O, Son YJ, Kabra S, Esposito DV. Oxide-Encapsulated Silver Electrocatalysts for Selective and Stable Syngas Production from Reactive Carbon Capture Solutions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404758. [PMID: 38818571 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Electrolysis of bicarbonate-containing CO2 capture solutions is a promising approach towards achieving low-cost carbon-neutral chemicals production. However, the parasitic bicarbonate-mediated hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and electrode instability in the presence of trace impurities remain major obstacles to overcome. This work demonstrates that the combined use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) overlayers with the chelating agent ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) significantly enhances the selectivity and stability of Ag-based electrocatalysts for bicarbonate electrolysis. The amorphous TiO2 overlayers suppress the HER by over 50 % at potentials more negative than -0.7 V vs. RHE, increasing the CO faradaic efficiency (FE) by 33 % (relative). In situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) measurements reveal the absence of near-surface bicarbonate species and an abundance of CO2 reduction intermediates at the Ag|TiO2 buried interface, suggesting that the overlayers suppress HER by blocking bicarbonate ions from reaching the buried active sites. In accelerated degradation tests with 5 ppm of Fe(III) impurity, the addition of EDTA allows stable CO production with >47 % FE, while the electrodes rapidly deactivate in the absence of EDTA. This work highlights the use of TiO2 overlayers for enhancing the CO : H2 ratio while simultaneously protecting electrocatalysts from impurities likely to be present in "open" carbon capture systems.
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- Zhexi Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc., 3333 Highway 6 South, 77082, Houston, TX, USA
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- Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc., 3333 Highway 6 South, 77082, Houston, TX, USA
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- Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc., 3333 Highway 6 South, 77082, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, 500 West 120th Street, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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Wu X, Du J, Gao Y, Wang H, Zhang C, Zhang R, He H, Lu GM, Wu Z. Progress and challenges in nitrous oxide decomposition and valorization. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8379-8423. [PMID: 39007174 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00919j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) decomposition is increasingly acknowledged as a viable strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ozone depletion, aligning significantly with the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs) and carbon neutrality objectives. To enhance efficiency in treatment and explore potential valorization, recent developments have introduced novel N2O reduction catalysts and pathways. Despite these advancements, a comprehensive and comparative review is absent. In this review, we undertake a thorough evaluation of N2O treatment technologies from a holistic perspective. First, we summarize and update the recent progress in thermal decomposition, direct catalytic decomposition (deN2O), and selective catalytic reduction of N2O. The scope extends to the catalytic activity of emerging catalysts, including nanostructured materials and single-atom catalysts. Furthermore, we present a detailed account of the mechanisms and applications of room-temperature techniques characterized by low energy consumption and sustainable merits, including photocatalytic and electrocatalytic N2O reduction. This article also underscores the extensive and effective utilization of N2O resources in chemical synthesis scenarios, providing potential avenues for future resource reuse. This review provides an accessible theoretical foundation and a panoramic vision for practical N2O emission controls.
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- Xuanhao Wu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Desmons S, Bonin J, Robert M, Bontemps S. Four-electron reduction of CO 2: from formaldehyde and acetal synthesis to complex transformations. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc02888k. [PMID: 39246334 PMCID: PMC11376136 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02888k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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The expansive and dynamic field of the CO2 Reduction Reaction (CO2RR) seeks to harness CO2 as a sustainable carbon source or energy carrier. While significant progress has been made in two, six, and eight-electron reductions of CO2, the four-electron reduction remains understudied. This review fills this gap, comprehensively exploring CO2 reduction into formaldehyde (HCHO) or acetal-type compounds (EOCH2OE, with E = [Si], [B], [Zr], [U], [Y], [Nb], [Ta] or -R) using various CO2RR systems. These encompass (photo)electro-, bio-, and thermal reduction processes with diverse reductants. Formaldehyde, a versatile C1 product, is challenging to synthesize and isolate from the CO2RR. The review also discusses acetal compounds, emphasizing their significance as pathways to formaldehyde with distinct reactivity. Providing an overview of the state of four-electron CO2 reduction, this review highlights achievements, challenges, and the potential of the produced compounds - formaldehyde and acetals - as sustainable sources for valuable product synthesis, including chiral compounds.
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- Sarah Desmons
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS 205 route de Narbonne 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04 France
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Cité, CNRS F-75013 Paris France
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université, CNRS F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Cité, CNRS F-75013 Paris France
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université, CNRS F-75005 Paris France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) F-75005 Paris France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS 205 route de Narbonne 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04 France
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Ma Y, Sun M, Xu H, Zhang Q, Lv J, Guo W, Hao F, Cui W, Wang Y, Yin J, Wen H, Lu P, Wang G, Zhou J, Yu J, Ye C, Gan L, Zhang D, Chu S, Gu L, Shao M, Huang B, Fan Z. Site-Selective Growth of fcc-2H-fcc Copper on Unconventional Phase Metal Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Tandem CO 2 Electroreduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402979. [PMID: 38811011 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Copper (Cu) nanomaterials are a unique kind of electrocatalysts for high-value multi-carbon production in carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), which holds enormous potential in attaining carbon neutrality. However, phase engineering of Cu nanomaterials remains challenging, especially for the construction of unconventional phase Cu-based asymmetric heteronanostructures. Here the site-selective growth of Cu on unusual phase gold (Au) nanorods, obtaining three kinds of heterophase fcc-2H-fcc Au-Cu heteronanostructures is reported. Significantly, the resultant fcc-2H-fcc Au-Cu Janus nanostructures (JNSs) break the symmetric growth mode of Cu on Au. In electrocatalytic CO2RR, the fcc-2H-fcc Au-Cu JNSs exhibit excellent performance in both H-type and flow cells, with Faradaic efficiencies of 55.5% and 84.3% for ethylene and multi-carbon products, respectively. In situ characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal the co-exposure of 2H-Au and 2H-Cu domains in Au-Cu JNSs diversifies the CO* adsorption configurations and promotes the CO* spillover and subsequent C-C coupling toward ethylene generation with reduced energy barriers.
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- Yangbo Ma
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Multi-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, 071003, China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Multi-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Center for Electron Microscopy and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy (HKICE), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Ge W, Tao H, Dong L, Fan Y, Niu Y, Zhu Y, Lian C, Liu H, Jiang H, Li C. Lewis-base ligand-reshaped interfacial hydrogen-bond network boosts CO 2 electrolysis. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae218. [PMID: 39034947 PMCID: PMC11259048 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Both the catalyst and electrolyte strongly impact the performance of CO2 electrolysis. Despite substantial progress in catalysts, it remains highly challenging to tailor electrolyte compositions and understand their functions at the catalyst interface. Here, we report that the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and its analogs, featuring strong Lewis acid-base interaction with metal cations, are selected as electrolyte additives to reshape the catalyst-electrolyte interface for promoting CO2 electrolysis. Mechanistic studies reveal that EDTA molecules are dynamically assembled toward interface regions in response to bias potential due to strong Lewis acid-base interaction of EDTA4--K+. As a result, the original hydrogen-bond network among interfacial H2O is disrupted, and a hydrogen-bond gap layer at the electrified interface is established. The EDTA-reshaped K+ solvation structure promotes the protonation of *CO2 to *COOH and suppressing *H2O dissociation to *H, thereby boosting the co-electrolysis of CO2 and H2O toward carbon-based products. In particular, when 5 mM of EDTA is added into the electrolytes, the Faradaic efficiency of CO on the commercial Ag nanoparticle catalyst is increased from 57.0% to 90.0% at an industry-relevant current density of 500 mA cm-2. More importantly, the Lewis-base ligand-reshaped interface allows a range of catalysts (Ag, Zn, Pd, Bi, Sn, and Cu) to deliver substantially increased selectivity of carbon-based products in both H-type and flow-type electrolysis cells.
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- Wangxin Ge
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Ustyuzhanin AO, Bityukov OV, Sokolovskiy PV, Merkulova VM, Ilovaisky AI, He LN, Vil' VA, Terent'ev AO. Electrochemical hydrocarboxylation of enol derivatives with CO 2: access to β-acetoxycarboxylic acids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:8099-8102. [PMID: 38993133 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02831g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Electrochemical hydrocarboxylation of enol acetates with CO2 is developed. The disclosed process provides β-acetoxycarboxylic acids in 25-66% yields, in contrast to the electrolysis of ketones, silyl enol ethers and vinyl tosylates with CO2, which leads mainly to alcohols.
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- Alexander O Ustyuzhanin
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Yang W, Mo Q, He QT, Li XP, Xue Z, Lu YL, Chen J, Zheng K, Fan Y, Li G, Su CY. Anion Modulation of Ag-Imidazole Cuboctahedral Cage Microenvironments for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406564. [PMID: 38766872 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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How to achieve CO2 electroreduction in high efficiency is a current challenge with the mechanism not well understood yet. The metal-organic cages with multiple metal sites, tunable active centers, and well-defined microenvironments may provide a promising catalyst model. Here, we report self-assembly of Ag4L4 type cuboctahedral cages from coordination dynamic Ag+ ion and triangular imidazolyl ligand 1,3,5-tris(1-benzylbenzimidazol-2-yl) benzene (Ag-MOC-X, X=NO3, ClO4, BF4) via anion template effect. Notably, Ag-MOC-NO3 achieves the highest CO faradaic efficiency in pH-universal electrolytes of 86.1 % (acidic), 94.1 % (neutral) and 95.3 % (alkaline), much higher than those of Ag-MOC-ClO4 and Ag-MOC-BF4 with just different counter anions. In situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy observes formation of vital intermediate *COOH for CO2-to-CO conversion. The density functional theory calculations suggest that the adsorption of CO2 on unsaturated Ag-site is stabilized by C-H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen-bonding of CO2 in a microenvironment surrounded by three benzimidazole rings, and the activation of CO2 is dependent on the coordination dynamics of Ag-centers modulated by the hosted anions through Ag⋅⋅⋅X interactions. This work offers a supramolecular electrocatalytic strategy based on Ag-coordination geometry and host-guest interaction regulation of MOCs as high-efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction to CO which is a key intermediate in chemical industry process.
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- Wenqian Yang
- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-Sen University, 518107, Shenzhen, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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Xue J, Dong X, Liu C, Li J, Dai Y, Xue W, Luo L, Ji Y, Zhang X, Li X, Jiang Q, Zheng T, Xiao J, Xia C. Turning copper into an efficient and stable CO evolution catalyst beyond noble metals. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5998. [PMID: 39013916 PMCID: PMC11252372 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50436-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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Using renewable electricity to convert CO2 into CO offers a sustainable route to produce a versatile intermediate to synthesize various chemicals and fuels. For economic CO2-to-CO conversion at scale, however, there exists a trade-off between selectivity and activity, necessitating the delicate design of efficient catalysts to hit the sweet spot. We demonstrate here that copper co-alloyed with isolated antimony and palladium atoms can efficiently activate and convert CO2 molecules into CO. This trimetallic single-atom alloy catalyst (Cu92Sb5Pd3) achieves an outstanding CO selectivity of 100% (±1.5%) at -402 mA cm-2 and a high activity up to -1 A cm-2 in a neutral electrolyte, surpassing numerous state-of-the-art noble metal catalysts. Moreover, it exhibits long-term stability over 528 h at -100 mA cm-2 with an FECO above 95%. Operando spectroscopy and theoretical simulation provide explicit evidence for the charge redistribution between Sb/Pd additions and Cu base, demonstrating that Sb and Pd single atoms synergistically shift the electronic structure of Cu for CO production and suppress hydrogen evolution. Additionally, the collaborative interactions enhance the overall stability of the catalyst. These results showcase that Sb/Pd-doped Cu can steadily carry out efficient CO2 electrolysis under mild conditions, challenging the monopoly of noble metals in large-scale CO2-to-CO conversion.
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- Jing Xue
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China.
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Lu J, Ren Y, Liang J, Zou L, Gao Y, Li F, Gao J, Liu J. Copper as an Electron Hunter for Enhancing Bi 2O 2CO 3 Electrocatalytic CO 2 Conversion to Formate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402879. [PMID: 39015053 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Cu-doped Bi2O2CO3 catalyst with copper (Cu) acting an electron hunter for conversion of carbon dioxide into formate is developed. The Cu-Bi2O2CO3 catalyst with hollow microsphere structure extends the duration of CO2 retention on the catalyst, providing a greater number of active sites. It exhibits remarkable performance with conversion efficacy of 98.5% and current density of 800 mA cm-2 across a wide potential window (-0.8 to -1.3 V vs RHE). Density functional theory investigations reveal that the presence of copper (Cu) significantly enhances the charge density at the active sites and influences the local electronic structure of bismuth (Bi), thereby reducing the energy barrier associated with the transformation of *OCHO species into formate.
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- Jun Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Union Faculty of Belarusian State Universities, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Union Faculty of Belarusian State Universities, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Henckel D, Saha P, Rajana S, Baez-Cotto C, Taylor AK, Liu Z, Resch MG, Masel RI, Neyerlin KC. Understanding Limitations in Electrochemical Conversion to CO at Low CO 2 Concentrations. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2024; 9:3433-3439. [PMID: 39022672 PMCID: PMC11249775 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Low-temperature electrochemical CO2 reduction has demonstrated high selectivity for CO when devices are operated with pure CO2 streams. However, there is currently a dearth of knowledge for systems operating below 30% CO2, a regime interesting for coupling electrochemical devices with CO2 point sources. Here we examine the influence of ionomer chemistry and cell operating conditions on the CO selectivity at low CO2 concentrations. Utilizing advanced electrochemical diagnostics, values for cathode catalyst layer ionic resistance and electrocatalyst capacitance as a function of relative humidity (RH) were extracted and correlated with selectivity and catalyst utilization. Staying above 20% CO2 concentration with at least a 50% cathode RH resulted in >95% CO/H2 selectivity regardless of the ionomer chemistry. At 10% CO2, however, >95% CO/H2 selectivity was only obtained at 95% RH under scenarios where the resulting electrode morphology enabled high catalyst utilization.
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Dioxide
Materials, 1100 Holland Dr., Boca Raton, Florida 33487, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Dioxide
Materials, 1100 Holland Dr., Boca Raton, Florida 33487, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Dioxide
Materials, 1100 Holland Dr., Boca Raton, Florida 33487, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Wang H, Kang X, Han B. Electrocatalysis in deep eutectic solvents: from fundamental properties to applications. Chem Sci 2024; 15:9949-9976. [PMID: 38966383 PMCID: PMC11220594 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02318h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Electrocatalysis stands out as a promising avenue for synthesizing high-value products with minimal environmental footprint, aligning with the imperative for sustainable energy solutions. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), renowned for their eco-friendly, safe, and cost-effective nature, present myriad advantages, including extensive opportunities for material innovation and utilization as reaction media in electrocatalysis. This review initiates with an exposition on the distinctive features of DESs, progressing to explore their applications as solvents in electrocatalyst synthesis and electrocatalysis. Additionally, it offers an insightful analysis of the challenges and prospects inherent in electrocatalysis within DESs. By delving into these aspects comprehensively, this review aims to furnish a nuanced understanding of DESs, thus broadening their horizons in the realm of electrocatalysis and facilitating their expanded application.
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- Hengan Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
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Li R, Wang C, Liu Y, Suo C, Zhang D, Zhang J, Guo W. Computational screening of defective BC 3-supported single-atom catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:18285-18301. [PMID: 38910560 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01217h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) driven by renewable electricity offers a green and sustainable technology for synthesizing chemicals and managing global carbon balance. However, developing electrocatalysts with high activity and selectivity for producing C1 products (CO, HCOOH, CH3OH, and CH4) remains a daunting task. In this study, we conducted comprehensive first-principles calculations to investigate the eCO2RR mechanism using B-defective BC3-supported transition metal single-atom catalysts (TM@BC3 SACs). Initially, we evaluated the thermodynamic and electrochemical stability of the designed 26 TM@BC3 SACs by calculating the binding energy and dissolution potential of the anchored TM atoms. Subsequently, the selectivity of the eCO2RR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on stable SACs was determined by comparing the free energy change (ΔG) for the first protonation of CO2 with the ΔG of *H formation. The stability and selectivity screening processes enabled us to narrow down the pool of SACs to the 14 promising ones. Finally, volcano plots for the eCO2RR towards different C1 products were established by using the adsorption energy descriptors of key intermediates, and three SACs were predicted to exhibit high activity and selectivity. The limiting potentials (UL) for HCOOH production on Pd@BC3 and Ag@BC3 are -0.11 V and -0.14 V. CH4 is a preferred product on Re@BC3 with UL of -0.22 V. Elaborate electronic structure calculations elucidate that the activity and selectivity originate from the sufficient activation of the C-O bond and the strong orbital hybridization between crucial intermediates and metal atoms. The proposed catalyst screening criteria, constructed volcano plots and predicted SACs may provide a theoretical foundation for the development of computationally guided catalyst designs for electrochemical CO2 conversion to C1 products.
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- Renyi Li
- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for High Energy Material (MOE), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Lang X, Guo W, Fang Z, Xie G, Mei G, Duan Z, Liu D, Zhai Y, Lu X. Crystalline-Amorphous Interfaces Engineering of CoO-InO x for Highly Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction to CO. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311694. [PMID: 38363062 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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As a fundamental product of CO2 conversion through two-electron transfer, CO is used to produce numerous chemicals and fuels with high efficiency, which has broad application prospects. In this work, it has successfully optimized catalytic activity by fabricating an electrocatalyst featuring crystalline-amorphous CoO-InOx interfaces, thereby significantly expediting CO production. The 1.21%CoO-InOx consists of randomly dispersed CoO crystalline particles among amorphous InOx nanoribbons. In contrast to the same-phase structure, the unique CoO-InOx heterostructure provides plentiful reactive crystalline-amorphous interfacial sites. The Faradaic efficiency of CO (FECO) can reach up to 95.67% with a current density of 61.72 mA cm-2 in a typical H-cell using MeCN containing 0.5 M 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim]PF6) as the electrolyte. Comprehensive experiments indicate that CoO-InOx interfaces with optimization of charge transfer enhance the double-layer capacitance and CO2 adsorption capacity. Theoretical calculations further reveal that the regulating of the electronic structure at interfacial sites not only optimizes the Gibbs free energy of *COOH intermediate formation but also inhibits HER, resulting in high selectivity toward CO.
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- Xianzhen Lang
- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Li R, Tung CW, Zhu B, Lin Y, Tian FZ, Liu T, Chen HM, Kuang P, Yu J. d-band center engineering of single Cu atom and atomic Ni clusters for enhancing electrochemical CO 2 reduction to CO. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:326-335. [PMID: 38936089 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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The rational design of catalysts with atomic dispersion and a deep understanding of the catalytic mechanism is crucial for achieving high performance in CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Herein, we present an atomically dispersed electrocatalyst with single Cu atom and atomic Ni clusters supported on N-doped mesoporous hollow carbon sphere (CuSANiAC/NMHCS) for highly efficient CO2RR. CuSANiAC/NMHCS demonstrates a remarkable CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO) exceeding 90% across a potential range of -0.6 to -1.2 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and achieves its peak FECO of 98% at -0.9 V vs. RHE. Theoretical studies reveal that the electron redistribution and modulated electronic structure-notably the positive shift in d-band center of Ni 3d orbital-resulting from the combination of single Cu atom and atomic Ni clusters markedly enhance the CO2 adsorption, facilitate the formation of *COOH intermediate, and thus promote the CO production activity. This study offers fresh perspectives on fabricating atomically dispersed catalysts with superior CO2RR performance.
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- Ruina Li
- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Road, Wuhan 430078, PR China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Road, Wuhan 430078, PR China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Road, Wuhan 430078, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Road, Wuhan 430078, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Road, Wuhan 430078, PR China.
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Zeng M, Fang W, Cen Y, Zhang X, Hu Y, Xia BY. Reaction Environment Regulation for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction in Acids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404574. [PMID: 38638104 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a sustainable route for converting CO2 into value-added fuels and feedstocks, advancing a carbon-neutral economy. The electrolyte critically influences CO2 utilization, reaction rate and product selectivity. While typically conducted in neutral/alkaline aqueous electrolytes, the CO2RR faces challenges due to (bi)carbonate formation and its crossover to the anolyte, reducing efficiency and stability. Acidic media offer promise by suppressing these processes, but the low Faradaic efficiency, especially for multicarbon (C2+) products, and poor electrocatalyst stability persist. The effective regulation of the reaction environment at the cathode is essential to favor the CO2RR over the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and improve long-term stability. This review examines progress in the acidic CO2RR, focusing on reaction environment regulation strategies such as electrocatalyst design, electrode modification and electrolyte engineering to promote the CO2RR. Insights into the reaction mechanisms via in situ/operando techniques and theoretical calculations are discussed, along with critical challenges and future directions in acidic CO2RR technology, offering guidance for developing practical systems for the carbon-neutral community.
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- Min Zeng
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Wu JH, Wang JW, Aramburu-Trošelj BM, Niu FJ, Guo LJ, Ouyang G. Recent progress on nickel phthalocyanine-based electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11496-11512. [PMID: 38828611 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01269k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to high-value fuels by renewable electricity is a sustainable strategy, which can substitute for fossil fuels and circumvent climate changes induced by elevated CO2 emission levels, making the rational design of versatile electrocatalysts highly desirable. Among all the electrocatalytic materials used in the CO2 reduction reaction, nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc)-based electrocatalysts have attracted considerable attention recently because of their high CO selectivity and catalytic activity. Herein, we review the latest advances in CO2 electroreduction to CO catalyzed by immobilized NiPc and its derivatives on diverse surfaces. Specific strategies, the structure-performance relationship and the CO2-to-CO reaction mechanism of these NiPc-based electrocatalysts are analyzed. Future opportunities and challenges for this series of powerful heterogeneous electrocatalysts are also highlighted.
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- Jian-Hao Wu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China.
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China.
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- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China.
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Li R, Fu D, Yuan X, Niu G, Fan Y, Shi J, Yang Y, Ye J, Han J, Kang Y, Ji X. Oral Heterojunction Coupling Interventional Optical Fiber Mediates Synergistic Therapy for Orthotopic Rectal Cancer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404741. [PMID: 39031679 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Catalytic therapy has shown great potential for clinical application. However, conventional catalytic therapies rely on reactive oxygen species (ROS) as "therapeutic drugs," which have limitations in effectively inhibiting tumor recurrence and metastasis. Here, a biomimetic heterojunction catalyst is developed that can actively target orthotopic rectal cancer after oral administration. The heterojunction catalyst is composed of quatrefoil star-shaped BiVO4 (BVO) and ZnIn2S4 (ZIS) nanosheets through an in situ direct growth technique. Poly-norepinephrine and macrophage membrane coatings afford the biomimetic heterojunction catalyst (BVO/ZIS@M), which has high rectal cancer targeting and retention abilities. The coupled optical fiber intervention technology activates the multicenter coordination of five catalytic reactions of heterojunction catalysts, including two reduction reactions (O2→·O2 - and CO2→CO) and three oxidation reactions (H2O→·OH, GSH→GSSG, and LA→PA). These catalytic reactions not only induce immunogenic death in tumor cells through the efficient generation of ROS/CO and the consumption of GSH but also specifically lead to the use of lactic acid (LA) as an electron donor to improve catalytic activity and disrupt the LA-mediated immunosuppressive microenvironment, mediating synergistic catalysis and immunotherapy for orthotopic rectal cancer. Therefore, this optical fiber intervention triggered the combination of heterojunction catalytic therapy and immunotherapy, which exhibits prominent antitumor effects.
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- Ruiyan Li
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Medical College, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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Chen J, Chen BWJ, Zhang J, Chen W, Sun YY. Origin of copper as a unique catalyst for C-C coupling in electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8835-8840. [PMID: 38873051 PMCID: PMC11168101 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02056a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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High yields of C2 products through electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (eCO2R) can only be obtained using Cu-based catalysts. Here, we adopt the generalized frontier molecular orbital (MO) theory based on first-principles calculations to identify the origin of this unique property of Cu. We use the grand canonical ensemble (or fixed potential) approach to ensure that the calculated Fermi level, which serves as the frontier orbital of the metal catalyst, accurately represents the applied electrode potentials. We determine that the key intermediate OCCO assumes a U-shape configuration with the two C atoms bonded to the Cu substrate. We identify the frontier MOs that are involved in the C-C coupling. The good alignment of the Fermi level of Cu with these frontier MOs is perceived to account for the excellent catalytic performance of Cu for C-C coupling. It is expected that these new insights could provide useful guidance in tuning Cu-based catalysts as well as designing non-Cu catalysts toward high-efficiency eCO2R.
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- Jie Chen
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou 350207 China
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore 2 Science Drive 3 117542 Singapore
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201899 China
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- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis 138632 Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis 138632 Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou 350207 China
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore 2 Science Drive 3 117542 Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201899 China
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Li R, Xie F, Kuang P, Liu T, Yu J. Amino-Induced CO 2 Spillover to Boost the Electrochemical Reduction Activity of CdS for CO Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402867. [PMID: 38850185 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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A considerable challenge in CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce high-value-added chemicals comes from the adsorption and activation of CO2 to form intermediates. Herein, an amino-induced spillover strategy aimed at significantly enhancing the CO2 adsorption and activation capabilities of CdS supported on N-doped mesoporous hollow carbon sphere (NH2-CdS/NMHCS) for highly efficient CO2RR is presented. The prepared NH2-CdS/NMHCS exhibits a high CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO) exceeding 90% from -0.8 to -1.1 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) with the highest FECO of 95% at -0.9 V versus RHE in H cell. Additional experimental and theoretical investigations demonstrate that the alkaline -NH2 group functions as a potent trapping site, effectively adsorbing the acidic CO2, and subsequently triggering CO2 spillover to CdS. The amino modification-induced CO2 spillover, combined with electron redistribution between CdS and NMHCS, not only readily achieves the spontaneous activation of CO2 to *COOH but also greatly reduces the energy required for the conversion of *COOH to *CO intermediate, thus endowing NH2-CdS/NMHCS with significantly improved reaction kinetics and reduced overpotential for CO2-to-CO conversion. It is believed that this research can provide valuable insights into the development of electrocatalysts with superior CO2 adsorption and activation capabilities for CO2RR application.
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- Ruina Li
- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan, 430078, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan, 430078, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan, 430078, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan, 430078, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 68 Jincheng Street, Wuhan, 430078, P. R. China
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Feng J, Wu L, Song X, Zhang L, Jia S, Ma X, Tan X, Kang X, Zhu Q, Sun X, Han B. CO 2 electrolysis to multi-carbon products in strong acid at ampere-current levels on La-Cu spheres with channels. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4821. [PMID: 38844773 PMCID: PMC11156665 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49308-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Achieving satisfactory multi-carbon (C2+) products selectivity and current density under acidic condition is a key issue for practical application of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), but is challenging. Herein, we demonstrate that combining microenvironment modulation by porous channel structure and intrinsic catalytic activity enhancement via doping effect could promote efficient CO2RR toward C2+ products in acidic electrolyte (pH ≤ 1). The La-doped Cu hollow sphere with channels exhibits a C2+ products Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 86.2% with a partial current density of -775.8 mA cm-2. CO2 single-pass conversion efficiency for C2+ products can reach 52.8% at -900 mA cm-2. Moreover, the catalyst still maintains a high C2+ FE of 81.3% at -1 A cm-2. The channel structure plays a crucial role in accumulating K+ and OH- species near the catalyst surface and within the channels, which effectively suppresses the undesired hydrogen evolution and promotes C-C coupling. Additionally, the La doping enhances the generation of *CO intermediate, and also facilitates C2+ products formation.
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- Jiaqi Feng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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Chen P, Li Z, Wang P, Yao Y, Dou T, Qu Y, Jing L. Synergistic effect of atomically dispersed Cu species and Ti-defects for boosting photocatalytic CO 2 reduction over hierarchical TiO 2. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10727-10736. [PMID: 38721638 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01229a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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The photocatalytic water-mediated CO2 reduction reaction, which holds great promise for the conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals, is often hindered by inefficient separation of photogenerated charges and a lack of suitable catalytic sites. Herein, we have developed a glycerol coordination assembly approach to precisely control the distribution of atomically dispersed Cu species by occupying Ti-defects and adjusting the ratio between Cu species and Ti-defects in a hierarchical TiO2. The optimal sample demonstrates a ∼4-fold improvement in CO2-to-CO conversion compared to normal TiO2 nanoparticles. The high activity could be attributed to the Ti defects, which enhance the photogenerated charge separation and simultaneously facilitate the adsorption of water molecules, thereby promoting the water oxidation reaction. Moreover, by means of in situ EPR and FTIR spectra, we have demonstrated that Cu species can effectively capture photogenerated electrons and facilitate the adsorption of CO2, so as to catalyze the reduction of CO2. This work provides a strategy for the construction of atomic-level synergistic catalytic sites and the utilization of in situ techniques to reveal the underlying mechanism.
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- Peijiao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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Zhu Z, Tian J, Geng P, Li M, Cao X. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast factory construction for formate bioconversion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 401:130757. [PMID: 38688392 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The photosynthetic autotrophic production of microalgae is limited by the effective supply of carbon and light energy, and the production efficiency is lower than the theoretical value. Represented by methanol, C1 compounds have been industrially produced by artificial photosynthesis with a solar energy efficiency over 10%, but the complexity of artificial products is weak. Here, based on a construction of chloroplast factory, green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CC137c was modified for the bioconversion of formate for biomass production. By screening the optimal combination of chloroplast transport peptides, the cabII-1 cTP1 fusion formate dehydrogenase showed significant enhancement on the conversion of formate with a better performance in the maintenance of light reaction activity. This work provided a new way to obtain bioproducts from solar energy and CO2 with potentially higher-than-nature efficiency by the artificial-natural hybrid photosynthesis.
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- Zhen Zhu
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, Liaoning, China; China State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, Liaoning, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Agricultural Preparations, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- China State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China.
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Li XG, Li J, Chen J, Rao L, Zheng L, Yu F, Tang Y, Zheng J, Ma J. Porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks from design, synthesis to biological applications. Biomater Sci 2024; 12:2766-2785. [PMID: 38717456 DOI: 10.1039/d4bm00214h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) constitute a class of highly functional porous materials composed of lightweight elements interconnected by covalent bonds, characterized by structural order, high crystallinity, and large specific surface area. The integration of naturally occurring porphyrin molecules, renowned for their inherent rigidity and conjugate planarity, as building blocks in COFs has garnered significant attention. This strategic incorporation addresses the limitations associated with free-standing porphyrins, resulting in the creation of well-organized porous crystal structures with molecular-level directional arrangements. The unique optical, electrical, and biochemical properties inherent to porphyrin molecules endow these COFs with diversified applications, particularly in the realm of biology. This review comprehensively explores the synthesis and modulation strategies employed in the development of porphyrin-based COFs and delves into their multifaceted applications in biological contexts. A chronological depiction of the evolution from design to application is presented, accompanied by an analysis of the existing challenges. Furthermore, this review offers directional guidance for the structural design of porphyrin-based COFs and underscores their promising prospects in the field of biology.
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- Xin-Gui Li
- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
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- College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, No 999, Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
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- Research Center for Environmental Functional Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China.
- School of Civil Engineering, Kashi University, Kashi 844000, China
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Liu M, Xu Q, Zeng G. Ionic Covalent Organic Frameworks in Adsorption and Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404886. [PMID: 38563659 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The ion extraction and electro/photo catalysis are promising methods to address environmental and energy issues. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a class of promising template to construct absorbents and catalysts because of their stable frameworks, high surface areas, controllable pore environments, and well-defined catalytic sites. Among them, ionic COFs as unique class of crystalline porous materials, with charges in the frameworks or along the pore walls, have shown different properties and resulting performance in these applications with those from charge-neutral COFs. In this review, current research progress based on the ionic COFs for ion extraction and energy conversion, including cationic/anionic materials and electro/photo catalysis is reviewed in terms of the synthesis strategy, modification methods, mechanisms of adsorption and catalysis, as well as applications. Finally, we demonstrated the current challenges and future development of ionic COFs in design strategies and applications.
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- Minghao Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, 315199, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Jiang M, Wang H, Zhu M, Luo X, He Y, Wang M, Wu C, Zhang L, Li X, Liao X, Jiang Z, Jin Z. Review on strategies for improving the added value and expanding the scope of CO 2 electroreduction products. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:5149-5189. [PMID: 38566609 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00857f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 into value-added chemicals has been explored as a promising solution to realize carbon neutrality and inhibit global warming. This involves utilizing the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce a variety of single-carbon (C1) and multi-carbon (C2+) products. Additionally, the electrolyte solution in the CO2RR system can be enriched with nitrogen sources (such as NO3-, NO2-, N2, or NO) to enable the synthesis of organonitrogen compounds via C-N coupling reactions. However, the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals still faces challenges in terms of low product yield, poor faradaic efficiency (FE), and unclear understanding of the reaction mechanism. This review summarizes the promising strategies aimed at achieving selective production of diverse carbon-containing products, including CO, formate, hydrocarbons, alcohols, and organonitrogen compounds. These approaches involve the rational design of electrocatalysts and the construction of coupled electrocatalytic reaction systems. Moreover, this review presents the underlying reaction mechanisms, identifies the existing challenges, and highlights the prospects of the electrosynthesis processes. The aim is to offer valuable insights and guidance for future research on the electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into carbon-containing products of enhanced value-added potential.
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- Minghang Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Tianchang New Materials and Energy Technology Research Center, Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Tianchang New Materials and Energy Technology Research Center, Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Tianchang New Materials and Energy Technology Research Center, Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Food Science, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, Guangxi, 537000, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Tianchang New Materials and Energy Technology Research Center, Institute of Green Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Gao F, Wu YP, Wu XQ, Li DS, Yang G, Wang YY. Transition-Metal Porphyrin-Based MOFs In Situ-Derived Hybrid Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:8948-8957. [PMID: 38687980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Excellent electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction activity has been demonstrated by transition metals and nitrogen-codoped carbon (M-N-C) catalysts, especially for transition-metal porphyrin (MTPP)-based catalysts. In this work, we propose to use one-step low-temperature pyrolysis of the isostructural MTPP-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and electrochemical in situ reduction strategies to obtain a series of hybrid catalysts of Co nanoparticles (Co NPs) and MTPP, named Co NPs/MTPP (M = Fe, Co, and Ni). The in situ introduction of Co NPs can efficiently enhance the electrocatalytic ability of MTPP (M = Fe, Co, and Ni) to convert CO2 to CO, particularly for FeTPP. Co NPs/FeTPP endowed a high CO faradaic efficiency (FECOmax = 95.5%) in the H cell, and the FECO > 90.0% is in the broad potential range of -0.72 to -1.22 VRHE. In addition, the Co NPs/FeTPP achieved 145.4 mA cm-2 at a lower potential of -0.70 VRHE with an FECO of 94.7%, and the CO partial currents increased quickly to reach 202.2 mA cm-2 at -0.80 VRHE with an FECO of 91.6% in the flow cell. It is confirmed that Co NPs are necessary for hybrid catalysts to get superior electrocatalytic activity; Co NPs also can accelerate H2O dissociation and boost the proton supply capacity to hasten the proton-coupled electron-transfer process, effectively adjusting the adsorption strength of the reaction intermediates.
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- Fei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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Wu W, Xu L, Lu Q, Sun J, Xu Z, Song C, Yu JC, Wang Y. Addressing the Carbonate Issue: Electrocatalysts for Acidic CO 2 Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2312894. [PMID: 38722084 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) powered by renewable energy provides a promising route to CO2 conversion and utilization. However, the widely used neutral/alkaline electrolyte consumes a large amount of CO2 to produce (bi)carbonate byproducts, leading to significant challenges at the device level, thereby impeding the further deployment of this reaction. Conducting CO2RR in acidic electrolytes offers a promising solution to address the "carbonate issue"; however, it presents inherent difficulties due to the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction, necessitating concerted efforts toward advanced catalyst and electrode designs to achieve high selectivity and activity. This review encompasses recent developments of acidic CO2RR, from mechanism elucidation to catalyst design and device engineering. This review begins by discussing the mechanistic understanding of the reaction pathway, laying the foundation for catalyst design in acidic CO2RR. Subsequently, an in-depth analysis of recent advancements in acidic CO2RR catalysts is provided, highlighting heterogeneous catalysts, surface immobilized molecular catalysts, and catalyst surface enhancement. Furthermore, the progress made in device-level applications is summarized, aiming to develop high-performance acidic CO2RR systems. Finally, the existing challenges and future directions in the design of acidic CO2RR catalysts are outlined, emphasizing the need for improved selectivity, activity, stability, and scalability.
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- Weixing Wu
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S. A. R., China
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Kim J, Ling J, Lai Y, Milner PJ. Redox-Active Organic Materials: From Energy Storage to Redox Catalysis. ACS MATERIALS AU 2024; 4:258-273. [PMID: 38737116 PMCID: PMC11083122 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
Abstract
Electroactive materials are central to myriad applications, including energy storage, sensing, and catalysis. Compared to traditional inorganic electrode materials, redox-active organic materials such as porous organic polymers (POPs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are emerging as promising alternatives due to their structural tunability, flexibility, sustainability, and compatibility with a range of electrolytes. Herein, we discuss the challenges and opportunities available for the use of redox-active organic materials in organoelectrochemistry, an emerging area in fine chemical synthesis. In particular, we highlight the utility of organic electrode materials in photoredox catalysis, electrochemical energy storage, and electrocatalysis and point to new directions needed to unlock their potential utility for organic synthesis. This Perspective aims to bring together the organic, electrochemistry, and polymer communities to design new heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the sustainable synthesis of complex molecules.
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- Jaehwan Kim
- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Xue Y, Zhu Y, He C, Wu K, Liu Y, Wang B, Lu H, Liang B. Plastron effect enhanced electrochemical CO 2 reduction activity over hydrophobic three-dimensional nanoporous silver. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4934-4937. [PMID: 38629221 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00753k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 on catalyst surfaces is hindered by the inefficient mass transfer of CO2 in aqueous solutions. In this study, we employed an electrochemical reduction approach to fabricate a hydrophobic three-dimensional nanoporous silver catalyst with a plastron effect, aiming to enhance the CO2 diffusion. The resulting catalyst exhibited an exceptional performance with the FECO peaking at 95% at -0.65 V (vs. RHE) and demonstrated remarkable stability during continuous electrolysis for 48 hours. Control experiments, together with Tafel analysis, EIS measurements, and contact angle results, confirmed that the notable enhancement of performance was attributed to the hydrophobic porous structure that facilitated efficient storage and rapid mass transfer of low-solubility CO2 gas reactants.
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- Yu Xue
- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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Liu G, Liu S, Lai C, Qin L, Zhang M, Li Y, Xu M, Ma D, Xu F, Liu S, Dai M, Chen Q. Strategies for Enhancing the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Efficiency of Covalent Triazine Frameworks for CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307853. [PMID: 38143294 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
Abstract
Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel and high-value-added chemicals is considered a green and effective way to solve global energy and environmental problems. Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are extensively utilized as an emerging catalyst for photo/electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) recently recognized for their distinctive qualities, including excellent thermal and chemical stability, π-conjugated structure, rich nitrogen content, and a strong affinity for CO2, etc. Nevertheless, single-component CTFs have the problems of accelerated recombination of photoexcited electron-hole pairs and restricted conductivity, which limit their application for photo/electrocatalytic CO2RR. Therefore, emphasis will then summarize the strategies for enhancing the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic efficiency of CTFs for CO2RR in this paper, including atom doping, constructing a heterojunction structure, etc. This review first illustrates the synthesis strategies of CTFs and the advantages of CTFs in the field of photo/electrocatalytic CO2RR. Subsequently, the mechanism of CTF-based materials in photo/electrocatalytic CO2RR is described. Lastly, the challenges and future prospects of CTFs in photo/electrocatalytic CO2RR are addressed, which offers a fresh perspective for the future development of CTFs in photo/electrocatalytic CO2RR.
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- Gang Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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